Detective Superintendent Roger Ford said: “Enquiries are ongoing into this incident and we are appealing for anyone with any information that could help us with our enquiries to get in touch with us as soon as possible.

“We are treating the man’s death as unexplained and an investigation is underway to find out how exactly he has died.

“Enquiries indicate that the man was on the cycle path from around 9am on Thursday morning and we want to hear from anyone who might have been in the area and who might have seen this man to come forward and speak to us.

“The path is popular with joggers, dog walkers and people on their way to work and I would appeal to anyone who thinks they have any information to contact us as soon as possible.”